geschautvsgeschürtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geschaut” and “geschürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,370
“geschaut” frequency rank
#40,565
“geschürt” frequency rank
45935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschaut geschürt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schauen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schüren

Where the eye mixes geschaut and geschürt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geschaut (CVCCCVVC) and geschürt (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
geschaut
8 ch
geschürt

Visual trap between geschaut and geschürt

A purely visual mix-up. geschaut ([ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t]) and geschürt ([ɡəˈʃyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geschaut is recorded at frequency rank #5,370, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t]. geschürt is at rank #40,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃyːɐ̯t].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45935, this pair ranks #1,336,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geschaut vs geschürt

Shared letters: ceghst. Private to "geschaut": au. Private to "geschürt": rü.

"geschaut" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC  ·  "geschürt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geschaut ← egschaut · gecshaut · gescahut · gescchaut · geschatu · geschautt · geschhaut · geschuat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geschaut" and "geschürt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃaʊ̯t] versus [ɡəˈʃyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geschaut" or "geschürt" show up more?
"geschaut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,370 in our German list, against #40,565 for "geschürt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geschaut" and "geschürt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geschaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geschürt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,336,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschaut" and "geschürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschürt vs Geschwür". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,336,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list